[The smile disappears at her question. Its a slow disappearance, and he distracts himself from the question by tracing the rim of the glass he had just finished.]
You know, I hadn't really thought about it.
[It disturbed him a little to think that his answer hadn't automatically been "yes". True, his interests always lied greatest with his friends and family, but here he was, fighting for a much greater purpose than all of them. It was kind of nice, on the one hand. Nice to have a purpose and not completely wallow in how much he hated being what he was. In fact, a lot of that self-loathing had gone away with age. Not all, but a good chunk of it.]
I guess if the time ever comes, I'll think about it.
[He picks up the glass again to suck a piece of ice into his mouth.]
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You know, I hadn't really thought about it.
[It disturbed him a little to think that his answer hadn't automatically been "yes". True, his interests always lied greatest with his friends and family, but here he was, fighting for a much greater purpose than all of them. It was kind of nice, on the one hand. Nice to have a purpose and not completely wallow in how much he hated being what he was. In fact, a lot of that self-loathing had gone away with age. Not all, but a good chunk of it.]
I guess if the time ever comes, I'll think about it.
[He picks up the glass again to suck a piece of ice into his mouth.]